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“Can we start our summer now?” Michael Clarke asked the question after Australia had ended a seven-match losing streak with an eight-wicket win over a switched-off Sri Lanka at the Gabba

Peter English at the Gabba07-Nov-2010

“Can we start our summer now?” Michael Clarke, the stand-in captain, asked the question after Australia had ended a seven-match losing streak with an eight-wicket win over a switched-off Sri Lanka at the Gabba.Australia’s international summer usually opens in Brisbane with the first Test, but this three-game one-day series was squeezed in, with organisers hoping it would spark the Ashes summer. Instead it resulted in the home side falling to three defeats in a week in front of tiny crowds, including only 9037 for the dead rubber.Clarke’s half-century to finish off the contest and strong performances from Clint McKay and Mitchell Starc improved the local moods. McKay grabbed career-best figures of 5 for 33 and Starc impressed in his second ODI with 4 for 27 as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 115.”It will kick-start our summer along nicely with the Ashes coming up, then the one-dayers before the World Cup,” McKay said. “It’s the first step in the right direction to make sure we play some good cricket all summer.”The win was Australia’s first in all forms of the game since July and McKay said it was “a bit of a relief”. “But with the belief we have in the group at the moment, we knew we weren’t too far away,” McKay said. “We had been playing good cricket at times but just hadn’t come away with the win.”Starc is only 20 but showed he was one to watch and easily out-bowled Mitchell Johnson, the side’s other left-arm fast man. “He hasn’t stopped smiling,” McKay said of Starc. “He bowled beautifully tonight and he’s a great one for the future.”There’s a lot of young quicks coming through and Mitch put his hand up tonight. He bowled with good pace and had it swinging around a bit and he’s going to be one to watch out for.”

خرج حارس مرمى منتخب بلجيكا الأول، تيبو كورتوا، في تصريحات قوية انتقد خلالها أداءهم في بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022 بعد الخروج المبكر من دور المجموعات.

احتل منتخب بلجيكا المركز الثالث في المجموعة السادسة بعد المغرب وكرواتيا، رغم وصول الشياطين الحمر في عام 2018 إلى نصف النهائي وحصلوا على الميدالية البرونزية.

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وتحدث كورتوا عن مشوارهم القصير في مونديال قطر، وقال في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية: “في كأس العالم ويورو 2020، لم نكن نحن بلجيكا”.

وتابع: “أمر محرج بعض الشيء، سنرى ما سيحدث، من سيبقى، من لن يبقى، كرة القدم تستمر وبسرعة كبيرة، هناك تصفيات يورو 2024 ستبدأ في مارس المقبل”.

وعن الفريق الذي سيشجعه في كأس العالم بعد خروج بلجيكا: “سأدعم إسبانيا (منافس المغرب في دور الـ 16)، أتمنى النجاح أيضًا لزملائي الإسبان في منتخب بلدهم”.

وبسؤاله “هل يعتبر جيل بلجيكا الحالي هو الجيل الذهبي؟”، رد: “لا، لأننا لم نفز بأي شيء، نحن جيل يتمتع بالكثير من المواهب واللاعبين الرائعين من جميع أنحاء أوروبا، هذا ما أظهرناه في كأس العالم 2018 في روسيا”.

علق جيانلويجي بوفون أسطورة يوفنتوس وإيطاليا، وحارس مرمى فريق بارما، على الفوز الذي حققه المنتخب الإيراني أمام نظيره الويلزي بعد ظهر اليوم.

إيران فازت بثنائية نظيفة على ويلز في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن الجولة الثانية من المجموعة ب، على ملعب أحمد بن علي المونديالي.

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وكتب جيانلويجي بوفون بعد فوز إيران عبر حساباته الشخصية على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي: “سوف نتذكر شجاعتكم، هذا الفوز علامة أمل وقوة لمن يناضل في بلادكم من أجل الحرية”.

وأضاف: “لكثير من الناس، هذا الفوز لهم ولكل الذين يؤمنون بالقضية، أنتم أبطال، وتعطون الأمثلة لي وللجميع”.

جيانلويجي بوفون لم يشارك في كأس العالم منذ 2014، بعدما فشل المنتخب الإيطالي في التأهل للمونديال عام 2018 وكذلك 2022.

You will be remembered for your courage.
This win is a sign of hope and strength for those in your country who are fighting for freedom.
For many people you are heroes, for me an example.#FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #IRN pic.twitter.com/zeGXOjwUVl — Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) November 25, 2022

بات من المؤكد فقدان نادي الهلال لخدمات لاعبه سالم الدوسري في الفترة المقبلة، بسبب معاناته من الإصابة في مواجهة منتخب المكسيك، في الجولة الثالثة من دور المجموعات في كأس العالم 2022.

وكان الأخضر السعودي ودع كأس العالم بالخسارة أمام المكسيك، ليكتفي بجمع 3 نقاط في المركز الرابع بالمجموعة الثالثة من البطولة.

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وشهدت مواجهة المكسيك إصابة سالم الدوسري في الشوط الأول من اللقاء، لكن اللاعب عاد من جديد لأرضية الميدان عقب تلقيه العلاج.

وبحسب “إذاعة يو إف إم” السعودية، فإن إصابة سالم الدوسري عبارة عن تمزق في أربطة المفصل؛ وسيغيب على إثرها لمدة تصل إلى 3 أسابيع.

وبات سالم الدوسري ضمن هدافي العرب في تاريخ كأس العالم برصيد 3 أهداف، بالتساوي مع سامي الجابر ووهبي الخرزي.

وينتظر أن تعود بطولة دوري روشن السعودي من جديد يوم 15 ديسمبر الجاري، بمواجهات أندية ضمك والاتفاق، والخليج والفيحاء، والوحدة والفتح، والتعاون والعدالة، والشباب والاتحاد، بينما سيلعب الهلال أمام الباطن يوم 16 ديسمبر المقبل.

ويتواجد الشباب في صدارة جدول ترتيب دوري روشن برصيد 22 نقطة، متفوقا بفارق 3 نقاط عن النصر الذي يحتل المركز الثاني برصيد 19 نقطة، ثم اتحاد جدة في المركز الثالث برصيد 18 نقطة، ويأتي الهلال في المركز الرابع برصيد 17 نقطة.

يستعد منتخب البرازيل لبداية مشواره في بطولة كأس العالم 2022 اليوم، الخميس، في المجموعة السابعة أمام صربيا في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “لوسيل”.

البرازيل أحد أبرز المنتخبات المرشحة للفوز بالبطولة مع الأرجنتين، إسبانيا، فرنسا والعديد من الفرق قبل انطلاق كأس العالم، من أجل إضافة النجمة السادسة على قميصها.

غابت البرازيل عن منصات التتويج منذ عام 2002، حيث بدأت السامبا في الانحدار في النتائج بعد الجيل الذهبي الذي كان يضم رونالدو، روبرتو كارلوس والعديد من النجوم الذين بدأوا من مونديال 1994 وعلى رأسهم القائد، دونجا.

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تواصل “btolat.com” مع دونجا للحديث عن توقعاته لمشوار البرازيل في كأس العالم قطر 2022 وتحليل المجموعة السابعة التي تضم أيضًا سويسرا والكاميرون…

ما رأيك في كأس العالم حتى الآن بعد بدايته لقد مر 4 أيام؟

“كنا ننتظر كيف ستكون تلك النسخة من كأس العالم، لأنها غريبة بعد الشيء، جديدة على الجميع لأنها تقام في منتصف الموسم وفي دولة عربية للمرة الأولى”.

“كنا نريد معرفة إذا ما كان الطقس حارًا أم أن المكيفات ستكون قادرة على جعل المباريات في أجواء جيدة مثل أوروبا وأمريكا الجنوبية في مثل هذا الوقت”.

ما هي توقعاتك لمنتخب بلدك البرازيل، لقد فزت مع السامبا باللقب في عام 1994 في أمريكا؟

“اعتقد أن الأجواء مشابهة بين بطولة أمريكا والبطولة الحالية، الطقس حار قليلًا، كنا نلعب ظهرًا ووصلنا إلى النهائي وفزنا باللقب”.

“اعتقد أن منتخب البرازيل الحالي مستعد جدًا للفوز باللقب، نحن من أفضل المرشحين لاقتناص النجمة السادسة، لأن هناك لاعبين رائعين وظهرت مواهب جديدة مثل فينيسيوس، أنتوني وهناك نيمار نفسه وهو قادر على قيادتنا للتتويج”.

لقد تحدث صامويل إيتو عن وصول الكاميرون منافس البرازيل في المجموعة إلى المباراة النهائية، وستفوز على حساب المغرب باللقب؟ ما رأيك؟

“ليست لدي تعليق على هذا بكل صراحة، لكن إذا كان هناك منتخب قادر على الوصول إلى النهائي سيكون البرازيل”.

هناك الكثير من الانتقادات حول اختيارات تيتي قبل انطلاق البطولة واستبعاد فيرمينو، جابرييل؟

“دائمًا ما سيكون هناك جدل حول اختيارات المدرب، كان ذلك يحدث معي عندما كنت مدربًا للبرازيل، استبعاد لاعب وضم آخر يعتمد على تفكير المدرب لأنه يضع الثقة في لاعبين بأعينهم ويرى أن بإمكانهم قيادته لمنصة الأبطال”.

“سنكون داعمين ومساندين لهذا المنتخب، نريد أن نرى البرازيل بطل مرة أخرى لبطولة كأس العالم بعد مرور وقت طويل على ذلك”.

لقد فزت بالبطولة في عام 1994، ماذا يختلف الجيل الحالي عن جيلك المتوج بكأس العالم؟

“البطولة في حد ذاتها صعبة، منافسة صعبة للغاية بسبب قوة المنتخبات المشاركة، ليس من السهل أبدًا الفوز، هناك لاعبين رائعين في الجيل الحالي، وكلاعب عندما فزت بها كانت لدي مشاعر لا توصف وكنت أتمنى الفوز بها كمدرب في 2010 ولكن لم يحدث ذلك للأسف”.

Celtic have seen numerous players leave the Parkhead club for significant amounts of money over the years such as Odsonne Edouard, Kieran Tierney and Moussa Dembele among others.

One other player that the Hoops managed to make a profit on is Tony Watt.

Having joined the club’s U20 side from Airdrie United back in 2011, the striker was sold to Belgian club Standard Liege in the 2014 summer transfer window for a fee of £1.35m according to Transfermarkt.

During his time at the Parkhead club, the Scotsman made just 34 appearances in a Celtic shirt, scoring eight goals and delivering five assists in the process.

One of the goals Watt scored came during Celtic’s infamous 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the Champions League back in 2012.

The 28-year-old only spent a few months with Liege before then having spells with numerous clubs in England, Scotland, Belgium and Russia.

Back in the previous January transfer window, the centre-forward joined Dundee United from Motherwell after scoring 19 goals in 70 appearances, in a deal worth just £107k.

This shows how much his transfer value has plummeted since leaving Celtic, who certainly pulled a blinder by cashing in on him when they did.

Since joining United, Watt has scored only once in 14 appearances across all competitions.

To highlight just how disappointing the centre-forward has been for his current club in front of goal, only four of the 13 shots at goal he’s had in the league have been on target.

Having described himself as being like a “villain” when he celebrated his goal against Motherwell back in February, the former Hoops figure also admitted to being “selfish” for moving to United in the first place.

Taking into account how Celtic have scored more goals (78) in the SPFL this season than Motherwell (38) and United (31) combined, it doesn’t seem likely that many Hoops fans will have been hoping that their club had kept hold of the well-travelled attacker.

With all of this in mind, this is a prime example of Celtic making the right decision when it comes to cashing in on one of their key players and moving on without them.

In other news: Sold in 2019, now facing relegation: Celtic sealed masterclass over “stupid” liability…

Tottenham Hotspur ‘insider’ John Wenham expects the club to ‘get rid’ of Matt Doherty during the summer transfer window. 

The lowdown

Spurs paid £15.1million to sign Doherty from Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the 2020/21 season.

The wing-back penned a four-year, £65,400-per-week contract on his arrival in North London.

Doherty was enjoying an extended run in the side under Antonio Conte, starting seven consecutive Premier League matches before sustaining a season-ending knee injury earlier this month.

The Evening Standard’s Dan Kilpatrick said the 30-year-old had been in ‘resurgent’ form, The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare called the injury a ‘big’ blow, and Conte himself confessed it is ‘really bad news’.

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The latest

Speaking to Football Insider, Wenham predicted that Spurs will sell Doherty, whom he believes is ‘out of his depth’.

“I would still get rid of him and I think we will,” he said.

“I’m basing this on the game against Man United. He was in a run of good form and as soon as he came up against someone at a decent level he couldn’t handle it.

“We want to go back to the Champions League next season, that’s the level we need to be at.

“He wasn’t good enough for that, he was out of his depth. I think he will be moved on.

“Hopefully this run of form has done well to increase his price. There is an argument for him staying as backup but I just don’t think he’s good enough for where this club wants to be.”

The verdict

It’s true that Doherty did play in some kinder fixtures prior to his injury.

Spurs’ run included games against Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Aston Villa, all of whom currently sit in the league’s bottom seven.

But is Wenham’s assessment of Doherty’s performance in the 3-2 defeat against Manchester United fair?

Well, on the one hand, he won a respectable four out of seven duels and completed 31 of the 36 passes he attempted (via SofaScore).

But on the other, it’s fair to say his offensive impact was limited, given that the Irishman failed to create a chance or find a team-mate with any of his three crosses.

In other news, an Italian transfer report raises the prospect of an Antonio Conte reunion at THFC.

A round-up of the action from the fifth day of the ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Oct-2010

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South Africa took the top spot in the ODI leg of the ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge, thrashing Netherlands by ten wickets at North-West University N0.2 Ground in Potchefstroom to notch up their fifth consecutive win.Netherlands, who were asked to bat, lost their openers cheaply before a 35-run stand between captain Helmien Rambaldo and Marijn Nijman promised to stabilise the innings. That, however, didn’t happen as a collective bowling effort by South Africa, led by offspinner Sunette Loubser who grabbed three wickets, cut through any resistance from the Netherlands batsmen. The progress was painstakingly slow and only one among the last six batsmen reached double-figures. Medium-pacer Marcia Letsaolo and 17-year old legspinner Dane van Niekerk took two wickets each, as Netherlands folded for 109.The South African reply was ruthless, with the openers, Shandre Fritz and Trisha Chetty, dominating the bowlers to finish the game with 32.4 overs to spare. As a result of their win, South Africa move to No.5 from No.7 in the women’s ODI rankings.
ScorecardSri Lanka prevailed over Ireland in a tense encounter at the Witrand Cricket Field in Potchefstroom, winning by two wickets to finish third in the tournament.Ireland opted to bat and their batsmen responded well, led by opener Clare Shillington who top-scored with 78. Her innings included just five fours and involved plenty of running, and her partners supported her well. Isobel Joyce and Jill Whelan were involved with Shillington in stands of 70 and 38 respectively to lay a strong platform. The Sri Lankan bowlers, however, hit back, grabbing two wickets with the score on 146 and striking steadily thereafter to restrict Ireland to 211 for 8. Seamer Chamani Seneviratna and offspinning allrounder Shashikala Siriwardene took two wickets each.Sri Lanka appeared to be in trouble in their reply, reduced to 35 for 3 at one stage, but opener Inoka Galegedara and middle-order batsman Sandamali Dolawatta put them back in contention. They first added 70 before Galegedara retired hurt and then a further 23 until she was dismissed for 50. The pair had put Sri Lanka ahead of the required rate but both fell in quick succession, Dolawatta being dismissed for 74 to make it 194 for 6. A couple more wickets followed, the eighth falling for 211 but the ninth-wicket pair held its nerve to seal victory with four overs to spare.
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Stafanie Taylor reaffirmed her status as the best batsman in the tournament by making an 83 that set up West Indies for an easy victory over Pakistan. The win was West Indies’ fourth and secured them second spot, while Pakistan finished fourth after losing their final three matches. Taylor completed the one-day leg with 390 runs, more than double the next highest scorer.Taylor was assisted by her captain, Merissa Aguilleira, with whom she shared a 118-run stand for the third wicket. Taylor was dismissed in the 40th over, short of her third one-day century, but she had provided the platform for the rest of the West Indies batting. They plundered 89 in the final 11 overs to leave Pakistan facing a tall target.Pakistan captain Sana Mir top scored with a patient 39 but with little support form her team-mates, her side never seriously challenged the West Indies total. They slid to 139 for 5 when Mir was dismissed, after which the remaining five wickets folded for 24 runs. Taylor prised out two wickets with her offspin to ensure she would get the Man of the Match award.

Tottenham Hotspur are in the race to sign Romelu Lukaku in the summer transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to Frederic Gounongbe, with the former footballer turned analyst stating his belief in a recent interview with RTL (via Sport Witness) that the centre-forward could simply change postcodes in London this summer, with Antonio Conte’s side looking to be the most likely destination for the 28-year-old if he were to leave Chelsea.

Earlier reports have also suggested that the Belgium international would be keen on a move to north London in order to once again link up with the 52-year-old manager, with the striker having so far struggled to find his refind his best form after returning to Stamford Bridge last summer.

Regarding Lukaku’s future, Gounongbe said: “For Lukaku, it will be either at Chelsea, with a change of system or coach – he still has five years of contract – or stay in London, but change neighbourhood and go to Tottenham.

“There is a certain Antonio Conte, and, if [Harry] Kane should leave, a place will become available, even if it will be complicated between these two clubs.”

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Conte can from “dangerous” duo

While Kane’s future in north London appears to be slightly more certain following Conte’s appointment at the club last November, the England captain nevertheless continues to be linked with a move away this summer – with The Athletic recently reporting that the 28-year-old could be tempted by a move to Manchester United at the end of the current campaign.

Should this come to fruition, there would appear to be a very real possibility of Tottenham launching an offensive for the £97.5m Lukaku – a deal that could potentially see the Belgian – who Thomas Tuchel dubbed “dangerous” – link up with his former Inter Milan teammate, Lautaro Martinez, at Tottenham.

Indeed, the 24-year-old is also reported to be a target of Conte’s this summer, with €70m (58.5m) believed to be enough to prise the Argentina international away from San Siro.

And, considering the duo scored really get along” once again link up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Italian would certainly have formed an incredibly deadly attack.

Furthermore, should Spurs go on to attain their reported £160m asking price for Kane, it would appear as if Daniel Levy could quite easily afford a swoop for both players to replace the Tottenham talisman.

As such, considering all of the above, if Kane does go on to leave north London this summer, a double swoop for Lukaku and Martinez would very much appear to be an excellent way for Conte to replace the 28-year-old.

AND in other news: Conte must ruthlessly axe “pathetic” £25m-rated Spurs passenger, “he is the worst”

Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will take part in a quadrangular series as part of their preparation for the World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in January next year

Cricinfo staff27-Aug-2010

Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will take part in a quadrangular series as part of their preparation for the World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in January next year. The quadrangular series, which includes one-day and Twenty20 games in Port Moresby, also involves Singapore and Malaysia.”I think the event in PNG will be a great opportunity for our younger guys. A couple of the young up and coming players have been rewarded with selection and it’s a good opportunity for me to see the guys in action,” Hong Kong coach Charlie Burke said. “It will be interesting to see the attitude and preparation of the guys and it gives us a chance to see some of the fringe players who will be vying for a spot in the Asian Games team and WCL Division 3.”Burke added his team had much to improve on ahead of the tournament. “We have a lot of work to do ahead of Division 3 but we have a few guys in the UK playing club cricket and won’t be able to come on this tour, which has made me look at some of the fringe players,” Burke said. “I am trying to change the style of our play in the mean time. I have been lucky enough to see us play before so I have a bit of an idea but I have my own theories and thoughts on how to play one-day cricket.”Burke said the USA was among the teams to watch out for in the WCL Division 3 and expected a competitive tournament . “I think the USA is probably a side that certainly deserves to be in Division 3 and some people think they should be even higher. It will be really interesting to see how they go.”I think the standard of the World Cricket League has developed so much in the last couple of years. It is actually really good cricket and I think that the more and more people who understand how good the cricket is, then I think people will notice it a lot more.”Andy Bichel, the PNG National Coaching Director, said the quadrangular series was ideal preparation. “WCL Division 3 has been the focus of our preparation since I took over the role in August 2009 and tournaments such as this are a key part of that preparation. We need to play against good quality opposition on turf wickets so I’m thrilled that this series has been organised,” Bichel said.”I’m expecting our boys to be ready for the fierce competition ahead and believe that we can continue our momentum towards WCL Division 3.”PNG, Denmark, Oman and hosts Hong Kong will play in the WCL Division 3 along with USA and Italy who qualified last week in Bologna from WCL Division 4.